crossrefFrontiers in Computer Science2026-07-08
An explainable machine learning framework for academic stress classification among university students: a comparative multi-dataset study with ablation analysis and statistical significance testing
Assel Omarbekova, Aizhan Nazyrova, Gulmira Bekmanova, Zhanar Lamasheva, Albina Gibadullina, Assem Abdikarim
Academic stress among university students represents a major public health concern due to its detrimental effects on cognitive functioning, psychological well-being, and long-term academic performance. Although machine learning has increasingly been applied to stress prediction,…